The participation of the female working class in trade unions and in labour struggles in South Africa from 1950

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Title:	The participation of the female working class in trade unions and in labour struggles in South Africa from 1950
Author:	Nomvete, Nomatamsanqa
Year:	1984
Issue:	6
Language:	English
Series:	Occasional papers (ISSN 1363-0342)
City of publisher:	Edinburgh
Publisher:	Centre of African Studies, Edinburgh University
Geographic term:	South Africa
Subjects:	women workers trade unions
Abstract:	The author analyses how the economic position of the femal working class has affected workers, solidarity, how it has affected the level and nature of their participation in the labour movement, and how it has affected their political and class consciousness. The study focuses mainly on African female participation, although information on Coloured, Indian and white female workers is included. Contents: industrialization and the incorporation of women into wage labour - apartheid and the labour movement - amandla ezisebenzi (workers, power).